Congratulations to Dahmera Wafford for receiving 1st place All-Conference at the Classic 8 Cheer and Dance competition. Dahmera competed against top varsity athletes from many schools. 2nd place -Ashley Behrendt- Waukesha West, 3rd place -Karissa Gennrich

Boys Basketball Community Service Project--Helping the Homeless for Thanksgiving--The group delivered 110 turkeys to area shelters.

We have started a Waukesha South Athletic Wall of Fame

Waukesha South Fall 2015 Community Service Projects

Girls Tennis

Volunteered at the "Get Your Rear in Gear 5K" that helps raise awareness and funds for colon cancer research. The event is in Tosa and the girls are course marshals and run water stations at the race. The event took place on Saturday, October 10th

Girls Volleyball

Girls Varsity went to Waukesha Catholic on October 30th to read with kindergarten students.

Boys Cross Country

Boys Varsity cleaned at the Elmbrook Humane Society.

Football

Football players raked leaves in the neighborhood on Saturday, October 10.

Boys Soccer

Boys Soccer Team had a food drive. The items were donated to the Waukesha Food Pantry.

Poms

The Waukesha South Pom Team participated in a "Salute To Our American Veterans" sponsored by the For All The Right Reasons Foundation on Sunday November 1st. The team volunteered at the event to help raise money for homeless, unemployed Veterans. This event will take place at the American Legion Post 449.

Girls Cross Country

The Girls Cross Country Team had a Bake Sale for Zac.

Girls Golf

The Girls Golf Team worked at the local golf course doing some course maintenance. They also helped "pick" the range.

Cheerleaders

The Waukesha South Cheerleaders went into the community and raking leaves for individuals who are unable to do it themselves.

Girls Swim

The Girls Swim team did their community service project with the Salute to our American Veterans Event.

Boys Volleyball

Our Boys Volleyball team helped at the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight at Mitchell Field on November 7th

Community Service Projects for Waukesha South Clubs and Activities for 2014-15

Participated in the Meet Santa Claus event at Summitview Elementary, did bell ringing for the Salvation Army. and helped 4k students decorate gingerbread houses.

Sophomore Class

Participated in cleanup of our garden area at Waukesha South

Girls Talk

Participated at the Christmas Clearing House Toyshop in December.

Drama

Participated at the Christmas Clearing House and helped at St. Williams to hand out toys to children.

Student Council

Sponsored two blood drives during the school year. Sponsored a food drive. We donated money to the HOPE center and the food to the Waukesha Food Pantry

Key Club

Volunteered at the Hillcrest Italian dinner. they helped with hosting games for children and serving food.

Forensics

Volunteered as judges at the middle school forensics festival.

FBLA

Volunteered as Salvation Army Bell ringers and ran a Zumba Community Service Event for the March of Dimes. They also worked the Retzer Nature Center Howl o' Ween event and Student Services Christmas event.

Orchestra

Volunteered at the WEF Celebration and the group performed at the Waukesha Public Library.as entertainment. The orchestra provided music for the residents at Berkshire on Sunset and will provide music for the kick off of Friday Night Live with a Flash Mob Performance.

SADD

Volunteered at Horning Middle School presenting activities focusing on anti-bullying to 6th graders and anti-drugs and alcohol to 8th graders.

Band

All band students marched in the Waukesha Holiday Parade and the Memorial Day Parade.

Yearbook

The group donated funds to a Waukesha South family in need. The group sponsored a Christmas sweater or cold-gear picture opportunity.

Debate

Volunteered at Habitat for Humanity helping stock shelves and cleaning their donations.

Trees for Tomorrow

The Wresting team joined with AVID 9 and the Trees for Tomorrow Club to raise over $2,200 for the Wounded Warrior Project by holding a Bowl-a-thon at Fox Run Bowl.

AVID

The Wresting team joined with AVID 9 and the Trees for Tomorrow Club to raise over $2,200 for the Wounded Warrior Project by holding a Bowl-a-thon at Fox Run Bowl.

-Volunteered at the 2015 Showcase of Art, a free week long public exhibit of visual art that displayed works from high school and college art students. Volunteer activities included: hanging artwork, greeting visitors, face painting, collecting ballots, and miscellaneous jobs. Sponsored by Pewaukee Area Arts Council, a non-profit organization that promotes the arts in the greater Waukesha area.. A few students gave drawing and painting demonstrations during the event.

Intramural Basketball

Collected food for the annual food drive.

Coach Kaz Induction to the Waukesha South Coaches Wall of Fame, January 6, 2015

Coach Lee Kaczmarek

Lee Kaczmarek During high school, Lee was a four year letterman in golf at South Milwaukee High School. Lee earned a teaching degree from LaCrosse State University in 1966. He was a teacher and coach for 38 years. Lee started teaching social studies at Waukesha South High School in 1967. He retired from the Waukesha School District in 2004. Lee's coaching accomplishments covered 38 years at Waukesha South High School. He was the boys head golf coach for 38 years. Lee started the girls golf program and coached it for 30 years. Lee had one WIAA State Team Championship, one second place finish, and 6 third place finishes. He had 31 teams qualify for the WIAA State Tournament. Lee had thirteen Conference Championships. His teams had 63 invitationals, regional, and sectional championships. Lee had 61 Blackshirt players compete in golf at the college level.Lee was inducted into the Wisconsin High School Golf coaches Association in 2004. He was the National Coach of the Year. Lee won several State Coach of the Year awards. He was responsible for over 29 changes to the WIAA Rules and Regulations for High School Golf. Lee was the first golf Teaching professional to be named as the “Teacher of the Year” by the Wisconsin PGA/Wisconsin Golf Owners Association.Lee is presently working for the Wisconsin State Golf Association Foundation which provides grants to needy High School Golf Programs.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Turf Field. August 22, 2014

Waukesha South Turf Project 5/28-8/1

New football scoreboard

New soccer scoreboard

We are so close to completion.

Final stage of the Turf Project---Laying the Rubber

Time to lay the rubber for the Turf Field. 119 bags. 2000 lbs per bag

Time for our school logo

Starting to sew in the numbers and hash marks.

Turf Project. July 24

Last piece of turf.

100 yards of Turf

Ten yards to go.

30 yards down and 70 yards to go

First piece of turf is laid on July 20 at 12:15 p.m.

Turf Project June 13. Day 13

Turf Project June 12 Day 12. (Working on the concrete curb)

Turf Project June 11. Day 11. (Rainy Day)

Turf Project June 10. Day 10. Start of the Concrete Curb

Turf Project June 9 Day 9

Turf Project Day 8 June 6

Turf Project Day 7. June 5

Turf Project Day 6 June 4

Turf Project Day 5 June 3

Day 4 Turf Project June 2

Turf Project. Day Three. May 30

Turf Project Day 2 May 29

Turf Project Day 1 May 28

Turf Ground Breaking Ceremony

Waukesha Turf Project

How Can You Help?

Take a look at the information below regarding the Advertising Panels and the Brick Project for the Field of Many Dreams.

Waukesha South Athletics

A quality education is the foundation for a lifetime of richness and fulfillment that prepares individuals for living, not just earning a living. Students at South are a part of an educational tradition which began in the middle of the 1800s. Known as "Harvard on the Hill," the present-day South High School was the original high school in Waukesha County and has strong academic tradition which is coupled with a history of success in athletics and activities. Blackshirts strive daily to live out the school's mission of Learning, Growing, and Succeeding - Every Person, Every Day by working to their fullest potential in all that they do!